Flight Formation Quilt

Posted by on Jul 20, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog, Quilts, Tutorials | 2 Comments

Quilt Number 2! When I first received yardage of BIRDS & THE BEES, the Bluejay colour story quickly inspired this quilt. While I almost always have ideas of what I would like to sew while I am designing fabric, it usually takes having the finished yardage in hand for me to really be able to […]

Flight Medallion Quilt

Posted by on Jul 14, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog, Quilts, Tutorials | No Comments

Something I’ve been meaning to share here are two quilts I recently made with Birds & the Bees fabric. Today, number one… FLIGHT MEDALLION Playing with the Ladybug colour story of BIRDS & THE BEES, I created a simple medallion quilt made of squares and half-square triangles that lets the birds of Feathered Flock take […]

EmmyLouBeeDoo Creates with Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jul 8, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | One Comment

As a final stop on the BIRDS & THE BEES blog-hop, today is all about pretty and feminine. Sarah of EmmyLouBeeDoo is a talented sewing pattern designer (remember when I used one of her sweet patterns to make this Origami Oasis tunic?). Today, though she is highlighting her creative sewing skills over on her blog, […]

Thread Riding Hood Sews Birds & the Bees Skirts

Posted by on Jul 2, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 4 Comments

Sherri of Thread Riding Hood has made not one, not two or three, but FOUR cute fat-quarter-friendly skirts with Birds & the Bees. And what’s more, she has written a tutorial for how to attach shorts to the inside (for all our cartwheeling hand-stand performing girls). Mix & match your favourite prints & enjoy the […]

Stitched Together Sews Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 29, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | One Comment

Rachel of Stitched Together whipped up a sweet pair of City Gym Shorts for her daughter, Iris using Love Bug from Birds & the Bees. A little Cotton Couture in Charcoal for the bias trim finishes them off perfectly. The ladybugs are the hidden surprise in this fabric. Hop on over here for a closer […]

Welcome to the Mouse House Plays With Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 25, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 2 Comments

Yet another fun dress made with Birds & the Bees Fabrics today. Hayley of Welcome to the Mouse House has gone modern, colour blocking with the Ishi Dress from Straight-Grain. And her daughter, Ainsley seems to love it! Head on over to her blog for loads of great puddle-jumping pictures. Thanks for this fun contribution, […]

Patty Sloniger pieces Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 23, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 2 Comments

My friend and fellow Michael Miller fabric designer, Patty Sloniger has created the sweetest Geranium dress for her daughter using Birds & The Bees fabric, don’t you agree? Lovely, precisely pieced chevron work on the bodice brings another dimension to this dress, making it totally original and she just happened to use my very favourite […]

Elegance & Elephants does Birds & the Bees

Posted by on Jun 19, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | No Comments

Heidi of Elegance & Elephants is a favourite indie children’s clothing designer of mine. She makes the sweetest clothes and her adorable kids model them for her blog. Today she is sharing her latest creations, made with a few other designers’ patterns and BIRDS & THE BEES fabric. Swing by her blog for lots of […]

A Birds & The Bees Fabric Giveaway

Posted by on Jun 17, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 4 Comments

To help kick off the release of Birds & The Bees to stores, today I am guest blogging over at Michael Miller Fabrics. I walk you through my thought process in the designing of Birds & The Bees, I share some sewing project inspiration including two new free quilt patterns, and announce a fabric giveaway […]

Birds & The Bees

Posted by on Jun 11, 2015 in Birds & The Bees, Blog | 6 Comments

Just in time for warm weather & warm weather apparel comes BIRDS & THE BEES, my latest fabric collection with Michael Miller Fabrics! Photo: Michael Miller Fabrics Birds & The Bees is a little exploration into my love for winged creatures (they tend to make an appearance in the grand majority of my design work). […]